Questions Message To Teens

January 28, 1990|The Morning Call

To the Editor:

An article in the Jan. 13 entertainment section reviews a story on TV's "Degrassi High" in which a pregnant unmarried teen carries through with her plans for an abortion after her twin sister tries to dissuade her from going through with it, a counseling session, etc.

Although this is a TV story, it certainly is true-to-life and one wonders in real life how much counseling a pregnant teen is given to make her aware that she is dealing with an innocent, although unborn, human life.

This is exactly the reason why it is an unfortunate decision that the federal judge made in Reading on Jan. 11, when he blocked the key section of the 1989 Abortion Control Act dealing with the 24-hour waiting period. There are options in any pregnancy, but destroying that preborn life is not one of them. "Pro-choice" is not about choice or options -- it is final.

In reacting to the TV story in Canada (where the story is set), naturally the head of Toronto Right to Life was not as "sanguine" as the Planned Parenthood spokesperson. Who could be optimistic or hopeful about a message being beamed to teens that your options include throwing away that unique, unrepeatable human?